College football: Texas chooses Louisville's Strong

Texas will offer its head coaching job to Louisville's Charlie Strong and he is expected to accept, a person familiar with the search told The Associated Press on Friday night.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the process was being kept confidential and had not been completed. Texas has been looking to replace Mack Brown, who stepped down in December after 16 seasons with the Longhorns.

Strong is in his fourth year at Louisville and coming off his second straight double-digit victory season. He took over a program coming off three straight nonwinning seasons and has gone 37-15.

Strong, 53, was a longtime defensive coordinator in the Southeastern Conference before getting a chance to be head coach. He took Louisville to the BCS last season and finished 12-1 this year with starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.

Earlier Friday, two other coaches Texas reportedly had interest in -- Baylor's Art Briles and UCLA's Jim Mora -- said publicly they were staying in their current jobs.

Missouri 41, Oklahoma State 31: Henry Josey ran for 92 yards and three touchdowns, the last a 16-yarder with 3:08 left, and the No. 9 Tigers beat the No. 13 Cowboys in the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas.

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The former Big 12 and Big Eight rivals traded points on six consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter, until Oklahoma State quarterback Clint Chelf was sacked and fumbled with a minute left. Defensive lineman Shane Ray picked up the ball and rumbled 73 yards down the sideline in front of the stunned Cowboys (10-3) bench to score.

SEC East champion Missouri (12-2) matched its school record for victories.

Cal: Linebacker Khairi Fortt will declare for the NFL draft, he announced on Twitter. Fortt, a transfer from Penn State who played just one season for the Bears, becomes the third junior off a one-victory Cal team to declare his intentions to turn pro.

Previously, cornerback Kam Jackson and tight end Richard Rodgers said they will enter the draft.

Fortt tied for third on the Bears with 64 tackles this season.

USC: Wide receiver Marqise Lee will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft, he announced on Twitter. Lee struggled with knee injuries this season and missed three games.

Oregon State: Defensive end Scott Crichton has decided to forgo his final season of eligibility and enter the NFL draft. Crichton had 7½ sacks in 2013.

Florida: Cornerback Marcus Roberson will pass up his final year with the Gators and enter the NFL draft, the school announced. ESPN's Todd McShay and Scouts Inc. consider Roberson to be a likely late-first-round pick.

South Carolina: Bruce Ellington picked football over basketball, giving up his final seasons in each sport to enter the NFL draft. The 5-foot-9 Ellington played point guard for the Gamecocks basketball team and was a receiver on the football squad the past three seasons.

Penn State: Vanderbilt's James Franklin, Miami's Al Golden and Tennessee Titans coach Mike Munchak top the list of Penn State's candidates to replace Bill O'Brien, a source told ESPN. Golden and Munchak are Penn State alumni while Franklin is a Pennsylvania native.

BCS title game: The National College Players Association will fly a banner over the Rose Bowl before the BCS championship game is played with the message: "All Players United for Concussion Reform. Wake Up NCAA!"

Texas A&M: Left tackle Jake Matthews won the Bobby Bowden Award, presented for high performance on the field, in class and in the community. Matthews, the son of former NFL lineman Bruce Matthews, is considered by many experts to be a top-five pick in this year's NFL draft.